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Eating to Extinction: The World’s Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save Them by Dan Saladino
RRP: $18.85$13.33'A book of wonders' Bee Wilson, Sunday Times Books of the YearWinner of the Wainwright Prize 2022 - Eating to Extinction is an astonishing journey through the past, present and future of food, showing why reclaiming a diverse food culture is vital... -
As Gods Among Men: A History of the Rich in the West by Guido Alfani 9780691215730
RRP: $51.46$39.14How the rich and the super-rich throughout Western history accumulated their wealth, behaved (or misbehaved) and helped (or didn't help) their communities in times of crisis The rich have always fascinated, sometimes in problematic ways. Medieval... -
Gossip from the Forest: The Tangled Roots of Our Forests and Fairytales by Sara Maitland
RRP: $18.85$12.56Fairytales are one of our earliest and most vital cultural forms, and forests one of our most ancient landscapes. Both evoke a similar sensation in us - we find them beautiful and magical, but also spooky, sometimes horrifying. In this fascinating... -
Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues by Ross Perlin 9781804710715
RRP: $22.28$14.68Half of all 7,000-plus human languages may disappear over the next century and - because many have never been recorded - when they're gone, it will be forever. Ross Perlin, a linguist and co-director of the Endangered Language Alliance, is racing against... -
How to be a Tudor: A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Everyday Life by Ruth Goodman
RRP: $22.28$15.59TRAVEL BACK IN TIME WITH THE BBC'S RUTH GOODMANWe know all about the dramas that played out in the Tudor court - most notably those of Henry VIII - but what was life really like for a commoner like you or me?To answer this question, the renowned "method... -
Edible Economics: The World in 17 Dishes by Ha-Joon Chang
RRP: $18.85$13.33RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK Economic thinking - about globalisation, climate change, immigration, austerity, automation and much more - in its most digestible formFor decades, a single free market philosophy has dominated global economics. But this is bland... -
Gypsies of Britain by Janet Keet-Black
RRP: $13.71$10.39Gypsies have been a part of the British and European social fabric for centuries - and have faced prejudice and oppression for nearly as long, since at least the time of Henry VIII. Theirs is a peripatetic existence, dwelling in tents and in caravans and... -
The Hidden Ways: Scotland's Forgotten Roads by Alistair Moffat
RRP: $18.85$12.56Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Writing AwardsIn The Hidden Ways, Alistair Moffat traverses the lost paths of Scotland - its Roman roads tramped by armies, its byways and pilgrim routes, drove roads and railways, turnpikes and sea roads - in a... -
Ulysses: A Reader's Odyssey by Daniel Mulhall
RRP: $24.00$16.72Marking the centenary of Ireland's - and possibly the world's - most famous novel, this joyful introductory guide opens up Ulysses to a whole new readership, offering insight into the literary, historical and cultural elements at play in James Joyce's... -
The English Civil War: A People's History by Diane Purkiss
RRP: $25.71$16.64A remarkable popular history of the English Civil War, from the perspectives of those involved in this most significant turning point in British history. The compelling narrative draws on new sources such as letters,... -
The Penguin Book of Modern Speeches by Brian MacArthur
RRP: $25.71$18.78From Theodore Roosevelt to Barack Obama, discover the most significant speeches of the modern era!Whether it was Churchill rousing the British to take up arms or the dream of Martin Luther King, Fidel Castro inspiring the Cuban revolution or Barack Obama... -
History: The Definitive Visual Guide by DK
RRP: $68.61$45.28This lavishly illustrated visual encyclopedia tells the story of our world in depth and detail from the dawn of civilization to the present day.Charting human endeavour from every angle, History chronicles the significant events, ground-breaking ideas,... -
Evensong: Reflections on the Church in England by Richard Morris
RRP: $20.57$13.72Parish churches have been at the heart of communities for more than a thousand years. But now, fewer than two in one hundred people regularly attend services in an Anglican church, and many have never been inside one. Since the idea of 'church' is its... -
Vanity Fair 100 Years: From the Jazz Age to Our Age by Graydon Carter
RRP: $102.92$73.52Vanity Fair 100 Years showcases a century of personality and power, art and commerce, crisis and culture-both highbrow and low. In the sumptuous 384-page coffee table book, the editors of Vanity Fair have created the definitive history of the most... -
Fake History: Ten Great Lies and How They Shaped the World by Otto English
RRP: $18.85$12.69'A brilliant and important book ... Five Stars!' Mark Dolan, talkRADIO'An important new book' Daily Express An alternative history of the world that exposes some of the biggest lies ever told and how they've been used over time.Lincoln did not believe... -
The Ruin of All Witches: Life and Death in the New World by Malcolm Gaskill
RRP: $18.85$12.21*THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE**A TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES AND BBC HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR*'A bona fide historical classic' Sunday Times'Simply one of the best history books I have ever read' BBC HistoryIn the... -
The Rhine: Following Europe's Greatest River from Amsterdam to the Alps by Ben Coates
RRP: $18.85$12.69*SHORTLISTED FOR THE STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD*The Rhine is one of the world's greatest rivers. Once forming the outer frontier of the Roman Empire, it flows 800 miles from the social democratic playground of the Netherlands, through... -
Sacred Nature: How we can recover our bond with the natural world by Karen Armstrong 9781529114799
RRP: $18.85$12.21'A rich and subtle exploration of the sacredness of nature, filled with a timeless wisdom and deep humanity' Guardian In this hugely powerful book, Karen Armstrong argues that it isn't enough to change our behaviour to avert environmental catastrophe -... -
The 1950s Scrapbook by Robert Opie
RRP: $25.64$18.49After 10 years of austerity, the 1950s saw rationing draw to an end. Gathered together in this colourful creation of over 1,000 products and images, The 1950s Scrapbook conjures up the life and times of the Coronation of Elizabeth II to the abundance of... -
The Faded Map: The Lost Kingdoms of Scotland by Alistair Moffat
RRP: $18.85$12.56In this modern age the regional and national boundaries which define Scotland seem fixed and permanent. But of course this has not always been so. In this book Alistair Moffat looks at the shifting political shape of the land long before its modern... -
No More Secrets: My part in codebreaking at Bletchley Park and the Pentagon by Betty Webb
RRP: $17.14$11.05The incredible true story of the only woman to have worked during the Second World War as a codebreaker at both Bletchley Park and the Pentagon Betty Webb is the only surviving codebreaker to have worked on both Nazi and Japanese codes at Bletchley... -
Mythologies by Roland Barthes
RRP: $17.14$12.20'Barthes' purpose is to tear away masks and demystify the signs, signals and symbols of the language of mass culture' The TimesIn this magnificent and often surprising collection of essays Barthes explores the myths of mass culture. Taking subjects as... -
The Stasi Poetry Circle: The Creative Writing Class that Tried to Win the Cold War by Philip Oltermann
RRP: $18.85$12.56The extraordinary true story of the Stasi's poetry club: Stasiland and The Lives of Others crossed with Dead Poets Society.'Engrossing.' Observer'Remarkable.' The Times'Magnificent.' Phillipe Sands'Gripping.' Literary Review'A history so outlandish and... -
Christ Stopped at Eboli by Carlo Levi
RRP: $17.14$12.20'We're not Christians, Christ stopped short of here, at Eboli.' Exiled to a remote and barren corner of Italy for his opposition to Mussolini, Carlo Levi entered a world cut off from history and the state, hedged in by custom and sorrow, without comfort... -
Small Inventions that Made a Big Difference: From Prehistory to the Present by Helen Pilcher
RRP: $25.71$17.50Pockets, matches, spectacles, postage stamps. Whether it's the stitches that hold our clothes together or the syringes that deliver life-saving vaccines, small things really do make a big difference. Yet these modest but essential components of everyday... -
A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome by Emma Southon
RRP: $18.85$12.01'Those left cold by the sober tones of scholarship will find this voice liberating and intoxicating. Its energy is boundless and its range immense.' Wall Street Journal In Ancient Rome all the best stories have one thing in common - murder. Romulus... -
Coronation: A History of the British Monarchy by Roy Strong
RRP: $42.88$28.87The definitive history of coronations and the Royal Family, from acclaimed writer Roy Strong. 'What is the finest sight in the world? A Coronation.What do people talk most about? A Coronation.What is delightful to have passed? A... -
Portable Magic: A History of Books and their Readers by Emma Smith
RRP: $18.85$13.33'A fascinating journey into our relationship with the physical book...I lost count of the times I exclaimed with delight when I read a nugget of information I hadn't encountered before' Val McDermid, The TimesMost of what we say about books is really... -
Goodbye, Dr Banda: Lessons for the West From a Small African Country by Alexander Chula 9781846976278
RRP: $30.86$20.93'You may never have been, may never go, may never even have heard of the place - but Malawi will repay your attention. It is one of the smallest, poorest countries in Africa, often overlooked; but its relationship with us in the West has been... -
The Discovery of France by Graham Robb
RRP: $22.28$15.47With an introduction by Colm Toibin.Ten years ago, I began to explore the country on which I was supposed to be an authority . . .France is a country famous for its intellectuals, its philosophers and writers, its fashion, food and wine. And yet the... -
Weston Park: The House, the families and the influence by Dr. Gareth Williams
RRP: $68.61$67.84Considering its territorial and social influence and the superlative nature of its furnishings and collections, Weston Park is not as well known as one might expect. The house and contents, with its thousand acre landscape park, was gifted to the... -
The Bang-Bang Club: Snapshots from a Hidden War by Greg Marinovich
RRP: $22.28$15.59The Bang-Bang Club was a group of four young war photographers, friends and colleagues: Ken Oosterbroek, Kevin Carter, Greg Marinovich and Joao Silva, war correspondants during the last years of apartheid, who took many of the photographs that... -
The Great White Bard: Shakespeare, Race and the Future by Farah Karim-Cooper
RRP: $37.74$24.79SHAKESPEARE: increasingly irrelevant or lone literary genius of the Western canon? 'Powerful and illuminating' James Shapiro, author of 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare, winner of the Baillie Gifford 'Winner of Winners' 2023 ... -
At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson
RRP: $18.85$13.33In At Home, Bill Bryson applies the same irrepressible curiosity, irresistible wit, stylish prose and masterful storytelling that made A Short History of Nearly Everything one of the most lauded books of the last decade, and delivers one of the most... -
London Labour and the London Poor by Henry Mayhew 9781840226195
RRP: $8.56$5.93With an Introduction by Rosemary O'Day. London Labour and the London Poor is a masterpiece of personal inquiry and social observation. It is the classic account of life below the margins in the greatest Metropolis in the world and a compelling portrait... -
Republic of Shame: Stories from Ireland's Institutions for 'Fallen Women' by Caelainn Hogan
RRP: $18.85$13.33'At least in The Handmaid's Tale they value babies, mostly. Not so in the true stories here' Margaret Atwood '[A] furious, necessary book' Sinead GleesonUntil alarmingly recently, the Catholic Church, acting in concert with the Irish state, operated a... -
1970s Scrapbook by Robert Opie
RRP: $25.64$18.49Full of pop, punk and personalities, The 1970s Scrapbook sways through this energetic era on platform shoes to the beat of glam rock and disco mania. Teenyboppers screamed for their idols, whether David Cassidy, David Essex, The Osmonds, Bay City Rollers... -
The Great Stink of London by Stephen Halliday
RRP: $29.14$22.37'An extraordinary history' PETER ACKROYD, The Times'A lively account of (Bazalgette's) magnificent achievements. . . graphically illustrated' HERMIONE HOBHOUSE'Halliday is good on sanitary engineering and even better on cloaca, crud and putrefaction . . ... -
The Art and Ideology of the Trade Union Emblem, 1850-1925 by Annie Ravenhill-Johnson 9781783083398
RRP: $42.88$39.97'The Art and Ideology of the Trade Union Emblem, 1850-1925' is a groundbreaking book that considers trade union emblems and banners as art objects in their own right. It studies their commissioning, their designers and the social conditions and gender... -
When God Spoke English: The Making of the King James Bible by Adam Nicolson 9780007431007
RRP: $18.85$12.44A fascinating, lively account of the making of the King James Bible. James VI of Scotland - now James I of England - came into his new kingdom in 1603. Trained almost from birth to manage rival political factions, he was determined not only to...